WASHINGTON – Congressman Tim Huelskamp signed on to a letter this week urging House leadership to block implementation of the Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule by not funding its implementation in the upcoming spending bill.
For years, Huelskamp has been fighting the rule, an unprecedented effort to expand its regulation and control over all waters in our nation, well beyond the limits established by Congress.
“WOTUS is and always has been an attempted power grab, broadening the scope of federal jurisdiction to every farm pond and prairie puddle – with enormous consequences on people across the country.
“Since President Obama and Senate Democrats are dismissive of the harm this would cause to Kansas and other states, the House of Representatives must flex its Constitutional muscle and refuse to fund this overreaching EPA regulation.”